Patricia Drake

Patricia Drake joined Trevena as the Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer in November 2021. After retiring from a 32 year career at Merck & Co. Inc., Ms. Drake was the Chief Commercial Officer at Sesen Bio where she built the commercial organization and constructed the go-to-market strategy prior to the product receiving a CRL. While at Merck, Ms. Drake held numerous U.S. and global commercial roles in marketing, sales, and strategy. Ms. Drake spent 7 of the last 10 years working in leadership positions outside of the United States in Latin America, Canada and Finland. Most recently, she served as Managing Director and CEO of Merck, Sharp & Dohme (MSD) Finland, where she successfully led the Oncology team to a 56% year on year growth. Prior to that, she served as Leader of U.S. Market Operations and Strategy Realization, and Hospital Business Unit Leader in Canada, where she led the successful launch of multiple commercial products, including those in the hospital and acute care settings. A highly accomplished global life science leader, she is a widely respected and inclusive leader with a consistent track record of exceeding financial and performance targets.